Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Russia sets up water treatment membrane development project
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) is to finance a project for producing nanostructured membranes and separation modules for water treatment in various industries.
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Pretreatment course scheduled by EDS for May 2010
The European Desalination Society (EDS) on 15 January 2010 announced a four-day course on Pretreatment, membrane fouling and scaling to be held in Genoa, Italy, on 31 May – 3 June 2010.
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MBR/IFAS reuse technology could be used at Chinese jewellery site
Two wastewater treatment plants being investigated for a new Chinese industrial park for precious-metal jewellery production could use advanced technologies for wastewater reuse.
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UF units from Innovative bound for Arizona and Haiti
Eight ultrafiltration (UF) drinking water treatment plants are to be provided by Innovative Water Technologies Inc (IWT) for the Central Arizona Project in remote locations throughout Arizona, USA. Units are also being sent urgently to Haiti.
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Stover becomes Oasys vice-president of engineering
Rick Stover, whose exit from Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) was announced last week, joined Oasys, the developer of Engineered Osmosis™ systems for desalination, energy and resource recovery, as vice- president of engineering, on 19 January 2010.
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Coquina Coast plumps for land-based desalination
An interesting comparison between land- and ship-based desalination systems has been revealed in the Final Recommended Project Report submitted by consultants Malcolm Pirnie for the Coquina Coast Seawater Desalination Alternative Water Supply Project.
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Patented vented RO seal-carrier introduced
US desalination membrane manufacturer Nitto Denko/Hydranautics has introduced a vented seal-carrier design for all reverse-osmosis membrane elements, which prevents pressure shocks to the element shell and reduces element burst risk.
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Solar-pond powers new MD research in Nevada
Two research streams at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), USA, have come together to create a new solar-powered membrane distillation desalination configuration.
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Work starts on Queensland desalination plant
Preliminary work is beginning at the start of 2010 for a desalination plant to serve the Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy communities in Queensland, Australia.
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United Water and Degremont Infilco set up new research base
Two US subsidiaries of Suez Environnement launched a four-project research venture worth US$ 1.2 million to advance innovative efforts in providing safe drinking water and state-of-the-art wastewater treatment.